Swedish Government Confirms Discussions With Volvo and SAAB
Agent009 submitted on 12/1/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:41:13 AM
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The Swedish government confirmed Monday it is in talks with General Motors Corp.
and Ford Motor Co. after a report that the U.S. automakers are seeking support for their struggling Swedish brands Saab and Volvo Cars.
"We are obviously in talks with Saab, Volvo, GM and Ford all the time, considering the difficult situation," government spokeswoman Lisa Warn said.
Warn declined to give details on the talks, but said the European Union's tough competition regulations restrain the options for the Swedish government should it wish to support the Swedish-based car industry.
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